Livingston County

Livingston County is located in north-central Missouri. The County Seat is Chillicothe and the largest city is Chillicothe . The Official Web Site is located at http://www.livingstoncountymo.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 15,053 and the 2010 census population was 15,195. The land area is 532.33 square miles and there are 28.5 persons per square mile.

94.8% of the population is White, 2.8% is Black or African American, 1.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.4% is two or more races. 87% have a high school degree or higher, and 17.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $98,500, there are 5,660 households, an average of 2.42 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,011, the median household income is $40,116, and 17.8% of the persons in Livingston County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,364. Retail sales (in $1000) were $234,535, and sales per capita were $16,582. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30.1%.